Phil Everly - obituary - Telegraph Obituaries Phil Everly - obituary Phil Everly was one half of the singing duo which transformed pop music but behind the scenes bubbled with sibling rivalry Everly Brothers: Phil (l) and Don performing on the television show Thank Your Lucky Stars Photo: Redferns/Getty 2:45PM GMT 04 Jan 2014 Phil Everly, who has died aged 74, was the younger half of The Everly Brothers, the duo which helped to transform pop music in the 1960s before being eclipsed by the very bands that they had influenced. The Everlys sprang from the traditional country music with which they had grown up, but in the late 1950s they took up the themes of teenage love and disappointment that became the staple diet of the emerging pop stars of the period. They never fully embraced rock and roll, but their breezy harmonies influenced many of the stars who followed them, including The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, and The Byrds — groups whose popularity started to take off as that of the Everlys waned.

As they were overtaken by new musical fashions from the early 1960s onwards, The Everly Brothers continued to perform and record until 1973, when their relationship fractured publicly during a concert in California. Phillip Everly was born in Chicago on January 19 1939, the son of Ike and Margaret Everly, who had a popular country singing act in the 1940s. He was almost exactly two years younger than his brother Don, but the boys’ parents brought them up as though they were twins. They shared birthday parties, and were dressed in the same clothes — Don was not allowed to have a sports jacket until Phil was old enough to have one too. Related Articles Felice Bryant 24 Apr 2003 Both boys attended high school at Shenandoah, Iowa, where their parents had a radio breakfast show, on which Don and Phil sang from childhood. After the family had moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, the brothers met the guitarist and producer Chet Atkins and other figures on the local music scene.

They were briefly signed up to Columbia, for which they made their first record, Keep a-Lovin’ Me, which was released in February 1956 but made little impact. It was when The Everly Brothers were taken up by the Cadence record label that their careers began to take off. In 1957 they recorded Felice and Boudleaux Bryant’s Bye Bye Love, on which Phil and Don played guitars alongside Chet Atkins and the Nashville session musician Ray Edenton. The song was an immediate hit, and established the brothers as the first successful pop act to come out of Nashville. Don and Phil bought a new Oldsmobile on the proceeds and embarked on a tour with Johnny Cash. They began sporting matching suits, and their growing army of fans had difficulty telling them apart (Don’s hair was darker, and his the deeper voice). They followed this success in the same year with Wake Up Little Susie; This Little Girl of Mine; All I Have to Do Is Dream; and Claudette.

Bird Dog and Devoted to You were released in 1958, and by now they were one of the most famous pop acts in the United States, as well known as Elvis Presley, Pat Boone and Ricky Nelson. They became close to Buddy Holly, who originally wrote his song Not Fade Away for The Everly Brothers — they suggested that he record it himself. After the release of Let It Be Me in 1959, the Everlys moved to Warner Bros Records. Cathy’s Clown, written by Don, remained at No 1 in America for five weeks in 1959 and topped the British charts for seven, selling more than eight million copies worldwide. On the back of its success Cadence delved into its archive to release When Will I Be Loved, which reached No 8 in the US and No 4 in Britain. If the Everlys’ star burned bright, it also burned quickly, thanks to rapidly changing musical tastes in the Sixties. Indeed, by 1960 their best days were already behind them — although in Britain that year they achieved three No 1s, with Walk Right Back, Ebony Eyes and Temptation.

In 1961 Phil and Don joined the Marines, serving for about six months, and then embarked on a European tour. It was while they were performing in London that Don’s addiction to amphetamines first began seriously to affect his career. Twice in 12 hours he was carted off to hospital, unconscious, and he was flown back to the United States, amid stories in the press that he had been struck down by food poisoning or a nervous breakdown. Phil had to finish the tour alone. For three years the Everlys performed together only occasionally, although they continued to record, and their singles The Price of Love and Love Is Strange were successful in Britain. In 1968, with young music fans listening to bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and the West Coast acid rock fraternity, the Everlys came up with a concept album in which their own country music would be intercut with excerpts from old Everly Family radio shows from the early Fifties. The album, Roots, was a flop.

Their deal with Warner Bros came to an end, and they signed with RCA, recording the albums Stories We Could Tell (1972) and Pass the Chicken and Listen (1973). By now their relationship had become increasingly difficult, and on July 14 1973, when in concert at the John Wayne Theatre in Buena Park, California, Phil smashed his guitar and left the stage, leaving Don to announce the duo’s evident break-up. It was the start of a long estrangement. In 1981 Phil Everly said: “Although people looked at us like twins, we weren’t alike. Musically we were very closely educated, but we had different values. Everyone has the feeling that all you have to do is to achieve stardom and once you are there you can relax. It’s just the opposite. Once you get there, then the war really starts [and] the larger the odds are against you. We always had that feeling, will the next song be a success?” At the same time he conceded that Don had been the more talented of the two: “His hands and ear for music are faster.” For a decade they worked apart, making solo recordings.

Phil released his first solo record, Star Spangled Banner, in 1973, to modest acclaim, and followed up with Phil’s Diner (1974) and Mystic Line (1975). He wrote Don’t Say You Don’t Love Me No More for the hit Clint Eastwood film Every Which Way But Loose (1978), performing it in duet with Eastwood’s co-star, Sondra Locke. He also wrote One Too Many Women In Your Life for the sequel, Any Which Way You Can (1980), in which he also made a cameo appearance. In 1983 he released the solo album Phil Everly. The track She Means Nothing To Me, on which Cliff Richard was co-lead vocalist, reached the Top 10 in Britain. In June of the same year The Everly Brothers were reunited on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They recorded for Mercury in Nashville, and continued to perform well into the new millennium. They were admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and in 1997 received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Phil Everly was thrice married and had two sons, Jason and Chris, both singers and songwriters. He married his third wife, Patti Arnold, in 1999. After his death, a statement was released to a newspaper by Don Everly, claiming that he had received a “special spiritual message from Phil saying goodbye”. Phil Everly, born January 19 1939, died January 3 2014 Everly Brothers, The Everly Brothers, The by • Artists - E , Music - 1950s Born Isaac Donald Everly on 1 February 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky, Don wasn't the twin of Phil, as so many believed. Phil was in fact, born on 19 January 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. When the two boys were living in Shenandoah, Iowa, their parents - who were both performers - introduced them to listeners on their Earl May radio show. Don was eight-years-old, Phil was six, and they were known to listeners as Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil.

When their radio shows ended, the family group dispersed, but Phil and Don wanted to continue in the business. Family friend Chet Atkins helped the brothers reach a deal with a music publisher for a song they'd written, Thou Shall Not Steal. Kitty Wells recorded it, and Don and Phil received $600. This led to a recording deal with Columbia Records. They recorded four tracks at the Old Tulane Hotel's studios in Nashville during November 1955. Two were released on a single - Keep A-Lovin' Me and The Sun Keeps Shining - early in 1956. The record bombed so Columbia canned the remaining tracks and dropped the brothers. Every label in America turned the brothers down until, once more, Chet Atkins came to the rescue and secured them positions as staff writers for a publishing outfit headed by Roy Acuff and Wesley Rose. When Cadence Records expressed interest in signing a country and western act, Rose suggested The Everly Brothers, who duly recorded Bye Bye Love at RCA's studio in Nashville. The single was far removed from the country and western style. Instead, it featured acoustic Rock & Roll against sharp harmonies which would become The Everly Brothers' signature sound.

The single brought the duo instant success when it shot straight to #2 in the American chart, with sales in excess of one million copies. It also crossed over into both the R&B and country and western listings and became a UK #6 hit. American television viewers began to see Phil and Don regularly on variety programs, and their follow-up single, Wake Up Little Susie, soon earned them their second million-seller. The single also roared to #2 in Britain. By the close of 1958, The Everly Brothers had four million-sellers. All I Have To Do Is Dream (penned in 15 minutes by songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) topped the US charts for four weeks, becoming their biggest-ever selling single. It also provided the boys' debut #1 in Britain, holding on to that position for a staggering seven weeks. After the brothers had headlined the Alan Freed Christmas Rock & Roll Spectacular at Loen's State Theater in New York, they flew to London to receive the 'World's Number One Vocal Group' award following the readers' poll in the New Musical Express . They also appeared on the Cool For Cats music television show.

The brothers' three-year deal with Cadence terminated at the close of 1959 and the major labels virtually queued up to add the duo to their rosters. It was reported that the brothers were seeking a new contract that would bring them one million dollars over the next 10 years - a deal unheard of at the time. The fledgling Warner Bros label agreed to pay $100,000 a year for the next 10 years, and The Everly Brothers signed the first-ever $1 million record contract. Their first single for Warners was Cathy's Clown, and by May 1960 it had topped both the US and UK charts. For the next couple of years, the Everly's would be rarely out of the charts thanks to releases by both Warners and Cadence, who still marketed their back catalogue. But in the wake of Don's drug problems - which surfaced dramatically during their UK tour in October/November 1962, forcing Phil to complete many dates on his own - their record sales cooled.

Their seamless harmonies were a huge influence on a whole generation of musicians - not least John Lennon and Paul McCartney , but ironically the coming of the British Invasion in the 60s also helped put paid to the Everly's rise to super-stardom. They tried a number of different styles throughout the decade, embracing beat music on Beat & Soul and teaming up with The Hollies on Two Yanks In England. When neither of those attempts really worked, the Everly's bass player, Terry Slater, stepped up and gave the soft-pop sound of The Association a country twist for a song called Bowling Green which opened the album The Everly Brothers Sing. It was to be their final US hit. In 1968, tired of their preppy image, Don and Phil embraced producer Lenny Waronker's suggestion that they make a seriously panoramic country-pop album. Aided by Ron Elliott and Glen Campbell , and sending classic Americana written by the likes of Merle Haggard , Jimmy Rodgers and Randy Newman , into the stratosphere, the brothers delivered a cosmic Kentucky masterpiece.

The end came in July 1973 when Phil walked off stage at California's Knotts Berry Farm, claiming "I'll never get on a stage with that man again." Phil Everly died on 3 January 2014 in Burbank, California, of pulmonary disease. He was 74. RELATED ARTICLES Everly Brothers' Song Sales Up 696 Percent Following Phil Everly's Death | Hollywood Reporter Everly Brothers' Song Sales Up 696 Percent Following Phil Everly's Death 8:35 AM PST 1/9/2014 by Keith Caulfield, Billboard In total, 18,000 Everly Brothers songs were purchased this past week. This article first appeared on Billboard.com . The death of Phil Everly -- one-half of the singing duo the Everly Brothers -- resonates on the charts this week. Everly passed away on on Jan. 3 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 74. The Everly Brothers' catalog of albums saw a 455 percent gain in sales for the week ending Jan. 5, rising to 5,000 sold for the week according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The biggest seller of the bunch was the 25-song collection The Very Best of the Everly Brothers, which moved 2,000 copies. It debuts at No. 8 on the Country Catalog Albums chart. STORY: Phil Everly's Brother, Don, Mourns Loss of Singer The act's top selling song of the week was "All I Have To Do Is Dream," which moved 4,000 downloads (up 490 percent from less than 1,000 a week ago). In total, 18,000 Everly Brothers songs were purchased this past week -- up 696 percent compared to the previous frame. "All I Have To Do Is Dream" was one of the duo's four No. 1 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart, hitting the top in 1958. The pair also charted 31 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including 12 top 10 hits. They claimed a No. 1 single with "Cathy's Clown" in 1960, which spent five weeks atop the chart. Billboard recently ranked the duo as the No.

66 biggest act in the 55-year history of the Hot 100 chart. They are the chart's third biggest duo ever, following Daryl Hall & John Oates, and the Carpenters. UKMIX - Articles - Chart Of All Time - 1958 Home >> Articles >> Chart Of All Time by Tom Eames 1958 started off with Harry Belafonte having one more week at the top with "Mary's Boy Child", which was then overtaken by one of the most famous rock and roll anthems of the fifties, "Great Balls Of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis, thought to be one of the wildest singles to the top the UK charts. Elvis Presley then got another No. 1 with "Jailhouse Rock", which was the first single ever to enter at No. 1, and the first to have advance sales of 250,000 copies. Michael Holliday then got to the top with "The Story Of My Life", which was the first No. 1 written by Burt Bacharach. Next was the famous chart topper, "Magic Moments" by Perry Como which stayed at No.

1 for eight weeks, and was a second succesive No. 1 for Bacharach. Marvin Rainwater then had success when "Whole Lotta Woman" topped the charts. The following No. 1 would belong to not only the most charting song of the year, but the No. 1 charting artist artist of the year. It was "Who's Sorry Now?" by Connie Francis, which spent six weeks at the top of the chart. Other big hits around this time included The Champs's "Tequila", "Good Golly Miss Molly" by Little Richard, "A Wonderful Time Up There" by Pat Boone, "Twilight Time" by The Platters, and the fourth best charting song of the year, Max Bygraves's "Tulips From Amsterdam / You Need Hands". Vic Damone then spent two weeks at the top with the now famous "On The Street Where You Live", quickly taken over by the second best charting song of the year, the classic "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by The Everly Brothers. After seven weeks at the top for the brothers, the Kalin Twins notched up five weeks at No.

1 with "When", the only twins to hit the top as a duo. Connie Francis then got her second chart topper with "Stupid Cupid" which spent six weeks at No. 1. Tommy Edwards then got to the top with "Its All In The Game", which sold three million copies worldwide. This was replaced by the first novelty No. 1 in the UK, "Hoots Mon" by Lord Rockingham's XI, based on the Scottish folk song "One Hundred Pipers". Despite selling 500,000 copies, each of the XI only received £6! The year ended with Conway Twitty spending five weeks at the top with "Its Only Make Believe", a song later to reach the top 10 in four other years by Billy Fury, Glen Campbell & Child. Other famous songs of the year included, "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters, "Lollipop" by The Chordettes, "Return To Me" by Dean Martin, "A Certain Smile" by Johnny Mathis and "Bird Dog" by The Everly Brothers.

Also, 1958 was the first charting year for possibly the best charting artist of all time, Cliff Richard, as it was when "Move It" hit the Top 10. Here are the 20 best charting singles of the year: No. FACTS , September 1960-1961, but didn't play in any film. Record Companies: U.S. Columbia, 1955-1956 only issued in the USA; Cadence, 1957-1960 London-American Decca: in England, London, Heliodor in Holland; Warner Brothers, 1960-1965 released through Decca in England, in Holland through Bovema; Warner Brothers 1965-1970 released through Pye in England, in Holland through Negram, now by WEA in many countries; Ode '70, 1970 Don Everly's solo records: released through A&M in England and Ariola-Eurodisk Benelux N.V.

in Holland; RCA Victor, 1971-1974 released through Inelco in Holland; Ode Records, 1974 Don Everly's solo records: released through A&M in England and CBS in Holland; PYE, 1974-1975 Phil Everly's solo records: released through Pye Records in England and VIP Records in Holland; ABC Hickory, 1976 Don Everly's solo records: released through DJM Records in England and Ariola-Eurodisk-Benelux N.V.in Holland; Elektra, 1978-1981 released through WEA Records in many countries; Curb, 1980-1981 released by Epic in England;Capitol, 1982-1983 only released in Europe; Mercury/Polygram, 1984 released through Phonogram in Holland and Phonogram International in the rest of Europe.

Album sales: Gold records: Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Suzie, All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette, Bird Dog/Devoted To You, Problems, Take A Message To Mary, ('Til) I Kissed You, Cathy's Clown, Walk Right Back/Ebony Eyes. More than half a million copies were sold of the albums "The Golden Hits Of The Everly Brothers" and "The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers", worth far over a million dollars each, which makes them gold as well. In Holland they received gold record awards for the album "EB 84" and the single "On The Wings Of A Nightingale" in 1988. Don and Phil sold far over 60 million records world wide. Best sold 45s: 1. Cathy's Clown (Warner Bros, 1960), 2,5 million copies 2. Wake Up Little Susie (Cadence, 1957), more than 2 million 3. All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette (Cadence, 1958), 2 million Best sold albums: 1.

The Golden Hits Of The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros, 1962) 2. The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros, 1964) 3.

It's Everly Time (Warner Bros, 1960) Number of songs recorded: Columbia - 4; Cadence - 38; Warner Bros - 253; Ode Records - 21 (Don solo); RCA Records - 22; RCA Records - 10 (Phil solo); ABC Hickory - 11 (Don solo); Pye International- 20 (Phil solo); Elektra - 11 (Phil solo); Curb Records - 4 (Phil solo); Capitol Records - 13 (Phil solo); Phonogram/Mercury Records - 32 Managers: Wesley Rose, personal manager 1956-1961; Jack Rael, personal manager 1961-1971; Jack Daley, personal manager 1971; Lester Rose, road manager 1956-1971; Mitch DeWood, road manager 1962; Buddy Goldberg, road manager 1963; Don Wayne, road manager 1965-1973; Wesley Rose, Don's personal manager 1974-1978; Phillip Browning,

 Phil's personal manager 1975; Bill Boyd, Phil's personal manager 1977; Dave Callens, road manager 1984 ; Jimmy Johnson, road manager 1985-1986; Dwayne Hooper, road manager 1987; Peter Brown, Phil's personal manager 1984 Performances and tours in the USA and Canada Since 1957 the Everly Brothers have performed in far over 700 cities in the USA and Canada.

Outstanding contracts: Paramount Theatre, New York; Loewe State Theatre, New York; Freedomland Amusement Park, New York; Steel Pier Theatre, Atlantic City; The Attic Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; J.D.'s Club, Phoenix, Arizona; Whisky-A-Go-Go, San Francisco; The Cellar Door, Washington D.C.; Forest Hills Stadium, New York City; The Holyoke Club, Indianapolis, Indiana; The Cow Palace, San Francisco; Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles; Latin Quarter, New York; The Function, Boulder, Columbia; Sands Hotel, Las Vegas; The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, N.Y.; Crossways Hotel, Miami, Florida; The Kinetic Playground, Chicago; Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas; Newport Folk Festival 1969, Rhode Island; Fillmore West, San Francisco; The Troubadour, Los Angeles; Landmark Hotel, Las Vegas; Schaefer Music Festival 1970, Central Park, N.Y.

Bayfront Arena, Tampa; Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas; The Palomino Club, North Hollywood; Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Hollywood; (the final show as a duo before the split on July 14, 1973); Oakdale Musical Theater, Wallingford; Shenandoah Homecoming, Iowa (1986); First Annual Central City Kentucky Music Festival 1988; Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, PA; Harrah's, Lake Tahoe; Performances and tours in Great Britain : 1959 - for one TV interview only (January 16); 1960 - 3 weeks - 20 cities - TV and radio (April); 1962 - 3 weeks - 21 cities - Phil only, Don ill (Oct./Nov.); 1963 - 4 weeks - 30 cities - radio (Sept./Oct.); 1965 - 10 days - promotional TV and radio (May); 1965 - 26 days - 18 cities - TV and radio (Star Scene 65, Oct.); 1966 - TV,

 radio and album recordings (May); 1968 - 3 days (Birmingham) - TV and radio (May); 1970 - personal visit and TV recordings Petula Clark Show (June); 1971 - 2 weeks (Batley Variety Club, Batley, Sept.

12-25); - 1 day (Barbarella's, Birmingham, Sept. 27) - 1 day (Royal Albert Hall, London, Oct. 12); 1972 - 2 weeks (Batley Variety Club, Batley, Sept. 3-16); - 26 days - 13 cities - TV and radio (Sept./Oct.); - 1 week (Talk of the South, Southend, Oct.); 1983 - Reunion Concerts (Royal Albert Hall, Sept. 22 & 23); 1984 - 21 days - 13 cities (Oct. 21-Nov. 11); 1985 - 23 days - 18 cities - TV (Nov. 11-Dec. 3); 1987 - 23 days - 17 cities (Oct. 2-Oct.

25); 1989 - April & May; 1991 - May; 1993 - May; 1995 -Sept.&Oct.; 1997 - May & June Performances and tours in Holland : 1959 - January 24: TV-show; 1965 - April 30: Oranjebal Veronica, Hotel Krasnapolsky, (Amsterdam); May - Jaarbeurshallen, Utrecht (+ radio and TV); May 1: Gasselte (Drente) 1965 - October 2: Grand Gala du Disque (+ TV); 1971 - September 10: Stadsschouwburg, Eindhoven; - September 11: 'Ahoy 24 Hour Popshow, Rotterdam; September 11: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; 1972 - October 14: Musis Sacrum, Arnhem; October 15: Stadsschouwburg, Sittard; 1984 - October 10: Platengala, Ahoy' Sportpalace, Rotterdam; 

1988 - 2 weeks - 7 cities; 1991 - 6 performances in Holland and 1 in Belgium and Germany; 1993 - 1 performance in Rotterdam Ahoy (may 23rd); 1995 - 2 performances (and 1 cancelled) Other tours: , Television performances: In the USA and Canada: Perry Como Show, Ed Sullivan Show, Dick Clark Show, Bob Hope Show, Vic Damone Show, Roy Rogers Show, Julius LaRosa Show, Bob Crosby Show, Dinah Shore Show, Arthur Murray Dance Party, Patti Page Show, Don & Phil Give Us A Thrill (their own TV series), Where The Action Is, Hullabaloo, Shindig, Hollywood A Go Go, Jimmie Rodgers Show, Mike Douglas Show, Merve Griffin Show, Kraft Music Hall, Carrier Enterprise, Kraft Country Fair, Glen Campbell Show, Smothers Brothers Show, Hollywood Palace, Music Scene, Johnny Cash Show, David Frost Show, Johnny Cash Presents The Everly Brothers Show (their own 10-hour long TV series in the Summer of 1970), Lennon Sisters Show, Petula Clark Show, Chet Atkins and Friends, A Prairie Home

 Companion, Disney World, Nashville Now and many others in the USA, Canada, the UK, Europe and Australasia.

Poll wins: World's Outstanding Vocal Group in "New Musical Express"; polls (Great Britain) in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 en 1962; in "Muziek Expres" polls in Holland those same years; in "Muziek Parade" polls in Holland during the years 1958 - 1963; in "Tuney Tunes/Teenbeat" polls in Holland in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 and in 1965 as Best Vocal Duo/Trio in the World; many wins in polls for "Cashbox" and "Billboard" (USA), "Record Mirror", "Disc and Music Echo" and "Melody Maker" (Great Britain) and many other music magazines between the years 1958 and 1963. The Official 60's Site-Everly Brothers Spotlight Artist - The Everly Brothers Don Everly was born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Phil two years later in Chicago, Illinois. Their father, Ike Everly, was a musician.

Ike, with Merle Travis, Mose Rager, and Kennedy Jones, was honored by the construction of The Four Legends Fountain in Drakesboro, Kentucky. Ike Everly had a show on KMA and KFNF in Shenandoah, Iowa, in the 1940s, with his wife Margaret and two young sons. Singing on the show gave the brothers their first exposure to the music industry. The family sang together live and traveled in the area singing as the Everly Family. The Everly Brothers grew up from ages 5 and 7 through early high school in Shenandoah. They are the cousins of actor James Best. As the brothers transitioned out of the family act and into a duo, family friend Chet Atkins became an early champion of The Everly Brothers. Despite his affiliation with RCA Records, it was Atkins who engineered a chance for The Everly Brothers to record for Columbia Records in early 1956. However, their first and only single for the label, "Keep A' Lovin' Me", was a flop, and they were quickly dropped from Columbia. Atkins still encouraged the Everly Brothers to continue, and introduced them to Wesley Rose of Acuff-Rose music publishers.

Impressed with the duo's songwriting talents, Rose told them that if they signed to Acuff-Rose as songwriters, he would also get them a recording deal. The duo signed to Acuff-Rose in late 1956, and by early 1957 Rose had introduced them to Archie Bleyer, who was looking for artists for his Cadence Records label. The Everlys signed to Cadence, and entered the recording studio for their first Cadence session in February 1957. Their first Cadence single, "Bye Bye Love", had been rejected by 30 other acts including Elvis Presley but the Everlys saw potential in the song. Their recording of "Bye Bye Love" reached #2 on the pop charts behind Presley's "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear", hitting #1 on the Country and #5 on the R&B charts. The song, written by the husband and wife Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, became the Everly Brothers' first million-seller. They became stalwarts of the Cadence label.

Working with the Bryants, the duo had hits in the United States and the United Kingdom, the biggest being "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", "Bird Dog" and "Problems", all penned by the Bryants. The Everlys also found success as songwriters, especially with Don's "(Till) I Kissed You", which hit #4 on the US pop charts. The brothers toured extensively with Buddy Holly during 1957 and 1958. According to Holly biographer Philip Norman, they were responsible for the change in style for Holly and The Crickets from Levi's and T-shirts to the Everlys' sharp Ivy League suits. Don claimed Holly to be a generous songwriter who wrote the song "Wishing" for them, while Phil later stated: "We were all from the South. We'd started in country music." Phil Everly was one of Buddy Holly's pallbearers at his funeral in February 1959, although Don did not attend. He later said, "I couldn't go to the funeral. I couldn't go anywhere. I just took to my bed." After three years on the Cadence label, the Everlys signed with Warner Bros.

Records in 1960, for a reported 10-year, multi-million dollar deal. They continued to have hits for Warner Brothers and their first, 1960's "Cathy's Clown" (written by Don and Phil) sold eight million copies, making it the duo's biggest-selling record. "Cathy's Clown" was the first release in the United Kingdom by Warner Bros. Records. Other successful Warner Brothers singles followed, such as "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (1960) (Pop #7), "Walk Right Back" (1961) (Pop #7), "Crying In The Rain" (1962) (Pop #6), and "That's Old Fashioned" (1962) (Pop #9, their last Top 10 hit). From 1960 to 1962, Cadence Records also continued to release Everly Brothers singles from the vaults: these included the top ten hit "When Will I Be Loved" (written by Phil) (Pop #8) and the top 40 hit "Like Strangers", as well as lower-charting singles.

By 1962, the Everly Brothers had earned $35 million dollars from record sales. However, shortly after signing with Warner Brothers, the Everlys fell out with their manager Wesley Rose, who also administered the Acuff-Rose music publishing company. Consequently for a period in the early 1960s, the Everlys were shut off from Acuff-Rose songwriters. These included Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, who had written the majority of the Everlys' hits, as well as Don and Phil Everly themselves, who were still contracted to Acuff-Rose as songwriters and had written several of their own hits. With proven sources of hit material unavailable, from 1961 through early 1964 the Everlys recorded a mix of covers and songs by other writers in order to avoid paying royalties to Acuff-Rose. They also used the collective pseudonym "Jimmy Howard" as writer and/or arranger on two tracks -- a move that was ultimately unsuccessful, as Acuff-Rose legally assumed the copyrights to these songs once the ruse was discovered. Around this same time, the brothers also set up their own record label, Calliope Records, to release independent solo projects.

As "Adrian Kimberly", Don recorded a big-band instrumental version of "Pomp and Circumstance" that was arranged by Neal Hefti, and charted in the US top 40 in mid-1961. Further instrumental single releases credited to Kimberly followed over the next year, but none of these follow-ups charted. Phil, meanwhile, formed a group called The Keestone Family Singers which also featured Glen Campbell and Carole King. Their lone single, "Melodrama", failed to chart, and by the end of 1962, Calliope Records was no more. The brothers never stopped working as a duo during this time, but their last US Top Ten hit was 1962's "That's Old Fashioned," a song previously recorded (but unreleased) by the Chordettes, and given to the Brothers by their old mentor, Archie Bleyer. Succeeding years saw the Everly Brothers selling many fewer records in the United States.

Their enlistment in the United States Marine Corps in November 1961 also took them out of the spotlight; one of their few performances during their Marines stint was an on-leave appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing "Jezebel" and "Crying In The Rain". After the Marine Corps, the brothers resumed their career, but US chart success was limited. Of the 27 singles the Everly Brothers released on Warner Brothers from 1963 through 1970, only three made the Hot 100, and none peaked higher than #31. Album sales were also down. The Everlys' first two albums for Warner (in 1960 and 1961) both peaked at #9 US—but after that, though they went on to release a dozen more LPs for Warner Brothers, only one made the top 200 (1965's Beat & Soul, which topped out at #141.) Their dispute with Acuff-Rose lasted until 1964, at which point the brothers once again began writing some of their own material, as well as working with the Bryants again.

By then the brothers' personal lives had gone through serious upheavals. Both were addicted to speed for a while. Don's condition was made worse because he was taking the then unregulated drug Ritalin which led to deeper trouble. Don's addiction lasted three years and eventually he was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown and help for his addiction to Ritalin. It was during this troubled time the duo embarked on a UK tour. Don was unable to complete the tour and returned to the US leaving Phil to carry on with their bass player, Joey Page, taking the place of Don. Their stardom had begun to wane two years before the British Invasion in 1964 — although their appeal remained strong in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and elsewhere. By 1965, the duo took a back seat to the new sound of the beat boom — including bands like The Beatles, who were highly influenced by, ironically, the Everly Brothers.

But If their fortunes in the States were fading, the Everlys remained a successful act in the UK and Canada throughout most of the 1960s, reaching the top 40 in the United Kingdom with singles through 1968, and the top 10 in Canada as late as 1967. The 1966 album Two Yanks in England was a reflection of the Everlys' popularity in the U.K.; the album was recorded in England with backup by major UK chart act The Hollies, who also wrote many of the album's songs. Towards the end of the 1960s, the Everly Brothers returned to an emphasis on their country-rock roots, and their 1968 album Roots is touted by some critics as "one of the finest early country-rock albums". However, by the end of the 1960s, the Everly Brothers were no longer hitmakers in either North America or the United Kingdom, and in 1970 their contract with Warner Bros. lapsed after ten years. In 1970, they were the summer replacement hosts for Johnny Cash's television show.

In 1970, Don Everly released his first solo album, but it was not a success. The Everly Brothers resumed performing in 1971, and signed a contract with RCA Records, for whom they issued two albums in 1972 and 1973. The duo broke up shortly thereafter, amidst much acrimony. They reportedly did not speak to each other for the better part of a decade, except at their father's funeral. After the split, Phil and Don Everly pursued solo careers during a decade apart. Don found some success on the US country charts in the mid to late 1970s, in Nashville with his band Dead Cowboys, and playing with Albert Lee. Phil sang back-up vocals on two songs for Warren Zevon's 1976 album Warren Zevon. In 1979, Don Everly recorded a duet with Emmylou Harris, "Everytime You Leave", on her album "Blue Kentucky Girl" Phil, meanwhile, recorded less frequently, and with no real chart success until the 1980s.

However, Phil did write "Don't Say You Don't Love Me No More" for the hit Clint Eastwood comedy film, Every Which Way But Loose (1978) in which he performed it as a duet with co-star, Sondra Locke. He also wrote "One Too Many Women In Your Life" for the sequel, Any Which Way You Can (1980) where he could be seen playing in the band behind Sondra's performance. Then, in 1983, Phil enjoyed significant UK success as a soloist with the album Phil Everly, recorded mainly in London. Session musicians on the LP included Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler, Rockpile drummer Terry Williams, and keyboard player Pete Wingfield. The track "She Means Nothing To Me", written by John David Williams and featuring Cliff Richard as co-lead vocalist, was a UK Top 10 hit, and "Louise" reached the Top 50 in 1983. The brothers got back together in 1983.

Their reunion concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on September 23, 1983, was instigated by English guitarist Albert Lee (who was also the concert's musical director). This concert spawned a well-received live LP and video. The brothers then returned to the studio as a duo for the first time in over a decade, resulting in the album EB '84, produced by Dave Edmunds. Lead single "On the Wings of a Nightingale", written by Paul McCartney, was a minor success and returned them to the US and UK charts. They then earned a final charting country-music hit with "Born Yesterday" in 1986 from the album of the same name. During this time Don's son, Edan Everly, would often join the Everly brothers on stage to sing and play guitar. The brothers also sang vocals with Paul Simon on the Grammy award-winning title track to Simon's album Graceland. Even though the brothers have not produced studio albums since 1989's Some Hearts, they tour and perform. They have collaborated with other performers, usually singing either backup vocals or duets.

Phil has been especially active in this regard: in 1990 he recorded a duet with Dutch singer nl: Rene Shuman. Phil wrote this duetsong "On top of the world" and appeared in the music video they recorded in Los Angeles. The track "On top of the world" appeared on the album "Set the clock on Rock" by nl: Rene Shuman. in 1994, a new recording of "All I Have to Do Is Dream", featuring Cliff Richard and Phil sharing vocals, was a UK Top 20 hit. In 1998, the brothers recorded the song "Cold" for the concept album of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman's Whistle Down the Wind, and the recording was later used in stage versions as a "song on the radio." In 1999, Don Everly and his son Edan Everly did a benefit show billed as The Everly Brothers for Kentucky flood relief. In 2004 a compilation entitled "Country Classics" was released. This consists of tracks recorded in 1972 and 1985.

In 2006, Phil Everly sang a duet, "Sweet Little Corrina", with country singer Vince Gill on his album These Days. He previously supplied harmony vocals on J.D. Souther's "White Rhythm and Blues" on his 1979 album You're Only Lonely. The Everly Brothers had 26 Billboard Top 40 singles and 35 Billboard Top 100 singles. They hold the record for the most Top 100 singles by any duo, and trail only Hall & Oates for the most Top 40 singles by a duo. In 1986, the Everlys were among the first 10 artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During the ceremony, they were introduced by Neil Young, who observed that every musical group he belonged to had tried and failed to copy the Everly Brothers' harmonies. That year on July 5, the Everlys returned to their boyhood home of Shenandoah to a crowd of 8,500 for a concert, parade, street dedication, class reunion and other activities.

Concert fees were donated to The Everly Family Scholarship Fund which gives scholarships to middle and high school students in Shenandoah every year. In 1997, they were awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, they were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. Their pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. The Everly Brothers have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked The Everly Brothers #33 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Times. They are also #43 on the list of UK Best selling singles artists of all time. They were also songwriters, penning "Till I Kissed You" (Don), "Cathy's Clown" (Don and Phil), and "When Will I Be Loved" (Phil). "Cathy's Clown" and "When Will I Be Loved" later became hits for Reba McEntire and Linda Ronstadt, respectively; (for the latter, the Everly Brothers sang the chorus).

Also, the Norwegian band a-ha covered "Crying In The Rain" in 1990 for their fourth album, East of The Sun, West of The Moon. The Bee Gees acknowledged that they would sing in the style of the Everlys and then add a third harmony. This is evident on the Bee Gees' 1967 hit, "New York Mining Disaster 1941". Paul McCartney paid tribute by mentioning "Phil and Don" in his 1976 million-seller, "Let 'Em In". They still perform occasionally, despite having declared their retirement. They joined Simon & Garfunkel as the featured act in Simon and Garfunkel's Old Friends reunion tour of 2003 and 2004. As a tribute to the Everly Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel opened their own show and had the Everlys come out in the middle. The live album of the tour Old Friends: Live on Stage contains Simon and Garfunkel discussing the Everlys' influence on their career, and features all four performers joining in on "Bye Bye Love. For Paul Simon, it was not the first time he had performed with his heroes.

In 1986, The Everlys sang background vocals on the title track of Simon's album Graceland. On Labor Day Weekend 1988, Central City Kentucky began The Everly Brothers Homecoming event to raise money for a scholarship fund for Muhlenberg County students. The Homecoming became a popular annual event for fourteen years, ending in 2002. Don and Phil toured the United Kingdom in 2005 and Phil appeared in 2007 on recordings with Vince Gill and Bill Medley. Also in 2007, country singer Alison Krauss and former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant released "Raising Sand" which included a cover of the 1964 hit single, "Gone, Gone, Gone" produced by T-Bone Burnett. Don Everly's daughter, Erin Everly, was briefly married to the front man of Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose. Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis named his son, Everly, after the members of the band. Throughout the 1950s, The Everly Brothers used Gibson J-200 guitars, some with dual white pickguards.

In 1962, Gibson Guitar Corporation collaborated with the brothers to produce the Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop, a signature acoustic guitar. Today, Phil Everly is involved with his own musical instrument accessories company. Everly Music Company produces products designed by Phil and Jason Everly, Phil's eldest son, for guitar and bass. The late singer and songwriter Elliott Smith made reference to the song "Cathy's Clown" in his "Waltz #2": The Beatles based the vocal arrangement of "Please Please Me" upon "Cathy's Clown". Keith Richards called Don Everly "one of the finest rhythm players". Sadly Phil Everly died January 3, 2014 but the music of the Everly Brothers will remain for us forever. You can order the music of The Everly Brothers by clicking here.

Question: Which Everley Brothers hit was the best selling single in Britain in the year 1958
Answer: All I Have to do is Dream